Employees Like their Work, Benefits
Federal employees hold generally positive views about their jobs, pay, benefits and immediate supervisors, although they take a dimmer view …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersStudent Loan Rules Changes Proposed
OPM proposed in the January 9 Federal Register several changes in the student loan reimbursement program, a recruiting and retention …More
TSP Guidance on 2007 Contributions
The TSP has released guidance in the form of questions and answers regarding the pay date issue and other 2007 …More
Count Those Pay Dates Carefully
Some federal employees will have 27 pay dates in calendar year 2007, which could affect TSP investment planning for some …More
Expert’s View: Survivor Benefits for Spouses
If you are married and die while still employed by the federal government, your surviving spouse is entitled to certain …More
Bonus Award Regs Finalized
OPM published in the January 11 Federal Register the final version of rules proposed last year to clarify that when …More
Mileage Rate Unchanged—For Now
The reimbursement rate for federal employees using their own cars on official business remains at 44.5 cents per mile at …More
Commuting Subsidy Maximum Rises
The IRS has raised the tax-free limit on public transit subsidies from $105 to $110 a month, potentially triggering an …More
Employee Bills Introduced
Among legislation introduced in the early days of Congress are: S-80, by Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to grant eight weeks …More
Administration Opposes Changes
The Bush administration meanwhile wrote in a position statement that the passage of original TSA measure “was delayed over debate …More
Personnel Rules Dispute Begins
In what could be the only the opening shot in a running battle between the White House and the Democratic-led …More
Catch-up Contributions Reminder
Active employees who are age 50 or above, or will be before the end of the year, and who wish …More
I Fund Leads TSP Returns Again
For the third year in a row, the international stock I fund in 2006 turned in the best performance among …More
Expert’s View: Children’s Survivor Benefits
If you leave child survivors at your death, they may be eligible for a monetary benefit, writes benefits expert Reg …More
Key Panel Reshuffled
The appropriations committees of Congress are being reorganized by the new leadership, in part to end a situation that existed …More
Status of Special Rate Raises
OPM has issued guidance regarding the status of pay for special rate employees in 2007, stating that as usual, the …More
NSPS Raises Look Much the Same
The 2007 raise also is the first under DoD’s national security personnel system, although only about the 11,000 employees who …More
No Additional Locality Pay for Gulf Coast
OPM has issued guidance on recruitment and retention flexibilities for Gulf Coast region employees affected by the 2005 hurricanes but …More
Some Changes in Locality Boundaries
While there was no major change in the structure of the GS locality pay system for 2007, several changes in …More
Pay Raise Kicks In
Beginning with the pay period that started Sunday (January 7), new federal salary rates have kicked in, reflecting general schedule …More
Guidance on Holiday Policies Issued
OPM has issued guidance regarding pay and leave policies for Christmas and New Year’s, both of which fell in the …More
Leave Year Coming to End
The current federal leave year ends January 6. Generally, federal employees may carry over to the next leave year no …More
Familiar Bills Likely Ahead
Traditionally, early in a new Congress members reintroduce bills that they have pushed for years without success. In the federal …More
Fiscal 2008 Budget Upcoming
While dealing with unfinished 2006 work, Congress will have to start work in about a month on the fiscal 2008 …More
Contracting-Out Language also at Issue
Several of the pending leftover appropriations bills contain restrictions on the government’s contracting out program that have been the source …More
Don’t Count on a Higher Raise
Federal employee organizations still are looking for ways to get the 2.7 percent figure paid, and to make it retroactive. …More
One More Time on Pay Raise
Among the unfinished spending bills is the Transportation-Treasury measure, the traditional vehicle for the annual federal pay raise. The House …More
Congress Has Leftovers for New Year’s
The new Congress that formally convenes today faces budgetary work left over from last year in addition to the regular …More
Expert’s View: When You Change FEHB Plans or Options
If you changed your FEHB coverage for 2007, there are several issues you should be aware of, writes benefits expert …More
Higher Contributions for TSP Investors
The IRS-imposed dollar limit on allowable individual contributions the TSP rises to $15,500 in 2007. Those under the FERS system …More
